Gala Yue stepped into the Flower Pavilion. The men from jianghu all said that the rumors came from Flower Pavilion. Sweet scent of flowers drifted through the pavilion. Beautiful girls everywhere, drunken men shouting unfathomable words and music floating through the entire Flower Pavilion. There was something very familiar about the music. Gala Yue remembered hearing it before but couldn't exactly remember where. These five years had been like hell for him.
He had serious headaches, sometimes going crazy at times, losing his senses and consciousness. Other times he kept on having nightmares, often about his family. He saw his mother crying and his father's dead body. He saw his uncle slaughtered without mercy. He dreamt of blood and death. 5 years of this pain and confusion. He knew it wasn't just a dream, it was real. He swore revenge.
That one day, he woke up a found himself in a cottage, saved by an old couple. The old couple were doctors who retired. They gave him a prescription to lessen his symptoms but it still didn't stop his symptoms from occuring. He had lost everything. His family, his home, his life and his memories. He only remembered some fragments of his memories and his name. GaLa Yue.
On that day, Gala Yue grabbed a kitchen knife and cut his palm. He swore by his blood to recover his memories and avenge his family. He trained his martial arts well and learned some medicine from the old couple.
5 years later, he set off looking for clues. While wandering in jianghu, SuLan town, He heard rumors of a person named GaLa Yue. Many people said it was a man, some said GaLa Yue was a girl. The rumors spread quickly . This rumoured GaLa Yue was good at martial arts and excellent in painting and calligraphy. GaLa Yue.
This rumoured person has the same name as me, thought the real GaLa Yue.
He knew someone spread the rumors. But who and why? This person must know about my family. GaLa Yue found out the rumors came from a place, a brothel called Flower Pavilion. So he went into a place he never been before, a brothel!
He looked around and observed all the people there. The lady boss came to him. "Aiyooo... Handsome man, which pretty girl you want? "
"I want a room and some good wine, " GaLa Yue said. "Okay! XiaoSan! Show this guest to his room! " a servant came and lead GaLa Yue upstairs. There was a balcony upstairs, surrounded by curtains. GaLa Yue could hear the same beautiful zither playing behind the curtains. He wondered who was that. Later I'll pay that musician a visit, he thought.
After the servant had showed him to his room, GaLa Yue went to take a walk. He tried his best to blend in with the crowd, carrying a jug of wine and pretending to be drunk. He stumbled and walked over to a group of drunk men drinking at a table. He listened as they speak of a person named GaLa Yue.
"I heard she's so pretty, like a fairy! " a drunk man laughed. "No! I heard she's as pretty as a goddess! " another man said. "I thought GaLa Yue was a man? " the 3rd man said. "I heard my grandpa says he saw GaLa Yue. It was a handsome scholar, in turquoise blue and fine clothes! " the 4the drunken man said. The real GaLa Yue decided to join in their conversation. "GaLa Yue, it is a man or woman? " he asked in faked drunkenness. "Both!!! " the men at the table chorused. Nuts and crazy, GaLa Yue thought.
He went around, listening to people's conversations and pretending to be drunk to avoid suspicion. Finally, he went upstairs . The clues weren't much but he knew someone here knew about his name GaLa Yue.
Once again he heard another familiar tune by that same person behind the curtains. He felt a small tinge of pain in his left forehead. Suddenly, he could see some of his forgotten memories. A girl. Older than him chasing him from behind. They were both kids. They ran around a stone fountain in a garden. Then, GaLa Yue Shook his head vigorously and the memories fade away. Suspecting, the zither music had something to do with his past, he walked over to the balcony. He was about to lift the curtain when a maid stopped him.
"Sir, you are not allowed to enter this place. Please go somewhere else, " the maid politely said.
GaLa Yue made up a lie, pretending to know nothing. "I would like to listen to this beautiful music. Miss, may I have your permission to listen to your beautiful music? They remind me of someone, "
The maid wanted to stop him from entering but the zither player said, " Xiao Hua, let him in. "
"Okay, miss, "
The maid pushed open the curtain and he entered inside. He saw the girl playing the zither, her face covered with a pink veil. Why does she look so familiar? GaLa Yue asked himself.
"Sir, make yourself at home, "
"Uh.. Yes. May I know your name, miss? "
"Sir, have some tea. Yu'er, " the zither player GaLa Yu was suspicious of him. Thus, she thought he was her enemy. Since she was the one who spread the word and rumours of GaLa Yue!
GaLa Yue picked up a tea cup and sipped the tea. He purposefully tilt the cup and spilt the tea onto her zither. "Oh! Sorry! I'll help clean up, " GaLa Yue took his handkerchief and simply wiped the table. GaLa Yu, the girl was surprised when the tea got her clothes. She looked up at GaLa Yue who was wiping the table. What a shock she had! "You! little Brother!" She cried. Then she removed her veil and GaLa Yue saw her face clearly. "Yue'er! It's really you! " the girl throw her arms around him, squeezing him tight and sobbing into his clothes. GaLa Yue was surprised at the girl's actions. "What? Who are you? "
"Silly boy, I'm your sister, Yu'er. GaLa Yu." She said in great relief.
"Yu'er? GaLa Yu? My sister? " He didn't believe her. What if this was a trap? "I don't remember. I don't have a sister, " he said bluntly. The girl looked hurt. "Yue'er, " she said softly, "how could you not remember me? I'm your elder sister! What did they do to you? "
GaLa Yue stared at the girl's face. Suddenly he was taken back to his forgotten past. A pretty girl secretly gave him food when he was punished in his room. "How could you say such things to your father? Be good." The girl comforted him.
"Sister, why can my brother learn martial arts while I cannot? " a young GaLa Yue asked. "Because your body is weak. When you mature and become stronger, sister will teach you martial arts. Okay? " "okay! " he clapped his hands.
Back to the present, he carefully studied the girl's face. "Sister? " he said slowly, realising he did have a sister. "Yue'er! " the two long lost siblings finally reunited .